Gunnerkrigg Court

Update.

So yeah, just enough to reach upper atmosphere, but not satellite height. Still, impressive.

In another note, is that rust on her dress?

It's dirt from her climbing the cliff. It's present in previous pages as well.

New chapter.

Are you the Coyote or Ysengrin?

Guess he's Eric then.

Will Jones land on the Moon or on Mars?

If you're punching somebody off the planet without significant astronomical calculations, then the only solid guesses for where they can land is back down or into the sun. Hitting anything else requires very precise aiming and speed to get caught by their gravity well. Space is huge and very empty.

Though with enough power and not a right angle "stable orbit" and "out into interstellar" are also options that answer "You won't." to the question of where you'll land.

Edited by Adannor on Jul 9th 2018 at 12:44:23 PM

I was about to explain the joke^note The answer is the current chapter's name, but you just did it yourself

Ah, dang, I didn't connect.

it takes a ludicrous amount of dv to slow your orbit enough to hit the sun, so most likely if you were punched into space you would just be lost forever

That and Jones wasn't exactly punched. She was speedily levitated, meaning who knows what kind of speed she was pulling, or if gravity, air resistance, and all that was even a factor. For all we know Coysengrin could have just willed Jones to a particular spot in orbit and no further.

That's how I interpret it - she's been put in a particular spot in orbit where it'll be difficult to get her down without assistance.

I'm actually kinda nervous to see what Annie's going to find, and I haven't felt that way about a character in quite some time.

She looks annoyed. I thought Jones didn't have emotions.

"Annoyed" is not an emotion. It is a psychosomatic reaction to the stupidity of the universe.

Jones always makes that face.

Also, Most Writers Are Human and will translate human emotional responses, especially subconscious or automatic ones, to their supposedly nonhuman but intelligent characters.

Also, some of us just don't believe Jones when she says she doesn't have emotions. She believes it. We don't believe it.

2012

Totem Animal.

Re: Jones being annoyed - her face is the same as ever, but crossing her arms is a classic sign of annoyance. If she was truly neutral she'd just keep them by her sides, or let them drift.

If Jones really was emotionless as she claims at the beginning of her long, long life, she would have to learn to mimic human behavior to fit in (if only in an understated manner). And from what we've been shown, she fit in really well. People trusted her, became infatuated with her. She's either continuing to mimic on autopilot, or she's actually developed feelings at some point.

And that starts opening the philosophical zombie can of crap.

Could've been worse. The Sociopath can.

Edited by Millership on Jul 11th 2018 at 11:33:07 PM

I am calling it in now: This is a reappearance of the cute elf-boy.

2013

Jonesy the Ceiling Cat.

Well, that explains the annoyance in that still shot.

Well that gives a new meaning to "Wandering Eye".

"Not the first time", eh?

2014

There's something different about you, Big C. New haircut?